CricketFan999
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Can someone confirm Jones dismissal as I just cna't believe it. Did he really just stand outside his crease whilst waiting for a decision and get run out like that?
Bilal91 said:well England tried fighting hard but couldn't pull it off in the end...JONES out on another duck...2 ducks in 2 innings...thats why READ should be brought in...
stevie said:Why did it go so horribly wrong?
Harmison - it shouldn't have taken the coaching staff until the horror show at the Gabba to do something about him. He also bowled less than 200 overs leading up to the series.
Anderson - not enough cricket, simple as that. Didn't play a championship game until the last game of the season!
Giles - the poor bloke. Out for months on end, gets thrown in at the deep end when he clearly wasn't ready. Just to cap it all off he has to go home due to horrible circumstances.
Flintoff - not the right choice for captain, horribly out of form with the bat (despite todays effort) and still appears to be uncertain about his ankle which has led to his bowling not being as effective as needs to be. Another one who needed more cricket before the series started.
Jones - ge continues to throw his wicket away. Not doubting his talent, but you can't keep chucking your wicket away and expect to be picked. Time for a fresh face behind the stumps.
Not enough warm up matches - Flintoff, Anderson, Harmison, Giles and perhaps everyone other than Pietersen (!) needed more time out in the middle.
The batting - when it mattered, it wasn't good enough. The efforts in the fourth innings at Brisbane, first at Adelaide and the fourth in this match were good, but they weren't really going to chance the course of the games.
The selectors - the situation is becoming ridiculous now. The fact that the coach and captain are the ones who select the team on tour is causing some big problems. It needs to be a joint effort, rather than the two in Australia sticking two fingers up at Graveney and co.
Mike Hussey - where can we get one?![]()
Congratulations Australia, by far the better team and a thoroughly deserved victory. Look forward to taking them off you again in 2009!
His duck in the first innings was his first in test cricket would you believe!
Came into this conversation late but said from day one that the poms should be playing Monty. He doesn't turn the ball hugely but is very skillful at flight and drift. Pity he's not a great batsman but he is working hard at it and will be reasonable one day. Cook is the one the English should be grooming as well. Freddie knows his stuff and will only get bettter. Harmo will not have a long career-he's too big and awkward even though he's a great bowler when his confidence is up.langerrox said:gojo and read? whyman this is going to be a whitewash.
Simbazz said:Very well done to the convicts, i mean Aussies
Id know id gloat if we had won them so go ahead, but from personal experience you guys dont need no introduction
Its hard to choose a bright spark from England at the moment, id go with
Batting: Collingwood (Became a through and through test player this time around and has shaken off the tag of ODI specialist!)
Bowling: Flintoff/Panesar (Monty did so well in this match, but was in vian, Flintoff did his usual bowling display, wickets at vital times!)
aussie1st said:Well our next series is 11 months away so I think McGrath would be calling it a day after this Ashes series. We should be alright if we do lose both Langer and Hayden as Rogers and Jaques are ready made replacements assuming Jaques gets out of his form slump.
Sureshot said:Well done Australia, best team won. GoJo got close to his double hundred as Matt said, he got two 0s he just need a 2 from somewhere!![]()
Absolute road at the momentSureshot said:MCG.
So then which Aussie can tell us what the pitch is like there? I know it's a big stadium 95k+.
brad352 said:Absolute road at the moment